Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon R7 370

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon R7 370 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 6950 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 370 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon R7 370
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	110 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 354% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 370.
Radeon HD 6950 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 370 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 370 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6950 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R7 370 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 6950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 370 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6950 is 115 mm longer, than Radeon R7 370.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6950 is 275 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 370.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	8−9	14−16
QHD / 1440p	3−4	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	16−18	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 64% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	21−24	35−40
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−35
QHD / 1440p	5−6	14−16
4K / 2160p	5−6	9−10
low / 720p	45−50	75−80
medium / 1080p	24−27	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Battlefield 5 is 75% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	200−210	230−240
medium / 768p	170−180	210−220
ultra / 1080p	90−95	130−140
QHD / 1440p	50−55	100−110
4K / 2160p	30−33	55−60
high / 768p	130−140	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	55−60
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	60−65	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Dota 2 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	16−18	27−30
ultra / 1080p	14−16	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	6−7	9−10
low / 720p	35−40	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Far Cry 5 is 57% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	21−24	35−40
ultra / 1080p	18−20	27−30
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	90−95	130−140
medium / 1080p	45−50	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Fortnite is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	18−20	27−30
QHD / 1440p	8−9	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	75−80
medium / 1080p	27−30	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Forza Horizon 4 is 60% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	80−85	110−120
medium / 768p	70−75	100−105
high / 1080p	27−30	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−12	18−20
QHD / 1440p	2−3	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Grand Theft Auto V is 48% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	9−10	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	75−80
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	24−27	40−45
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 43% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	50−55	80−85
medium / 768p	30−35	50−55
high / 1080p	16−18	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−11	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 58% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	100−105	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	40−45
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon HD 6950.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon R7 370
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cayman	Trinidad (Pitcairn)
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 December 2010	5 May 2015
Pipelines	1408	1024
Boost Clock	800 MHz	975 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	70.40	62.40
Floating-point performance	2,252.8 gflops	1,997 gflops
Length	267 mm	152 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	975 MHz
Memory bandwidth		179.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan		+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.42 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	244 Mh/s	359 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
TrueAudio		+
Mantle		+
Design	reference	reference
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire	+	+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.52 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		14 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		150 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
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Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon R7 370

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